Merlin Bingham Swire

Merlin Bingham Swire (born 4 December 1973) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Swire Group. As the head of a major trading house, he is colloquially known in Hong Kong as a Tai-pan.

Merlin Bingham Swire
Born (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Parent(s)Sir Adrian Swire
Judith Compton
RelativesSamuel Compton Swire (brother)
Barnaby Swire (cousin)

Early life

Merlin Bingham Swire was born in 1973.[1] His late father, Sir Adrian Swire, was a billionaire heir and former chairman of the Swire Group. His mother is Lady Judith Compton. He has a brother who also works at Swire Group, Samuel Compton Swire.[1]

He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1993, where he studied Classics.[2]

Career

Swire started his career at the family business, the Swire Group, in 1997.[1][3] He worked for them in Hong Kong, Australia, China and London.[1][3]

He is the CEO of the Swire Group.[4] He is on the board of directors of Cathay Pacific, and HAECO.[3][5] He has been a director of Swire Properties since January 2009.[3]

References
  1. Swire Pacific: Directors and Officers
  2. "University College, Oxford: Oxford-Swire Scholarships in History". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  3. Swire Properties: Board of Directors Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ben Butler, Changing of the guard at Swire, The Australian, January 20, 2015
  5. Cathay Pacific: Board of Directors


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